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On the use of psychoanalytic concepts in organizational social science
- Source: Concepts and Transformation, Volume 6, Issue 1, Jan 2001, p. 59 - 72
Abstract
There is growing interest in the relevance of psychoanalytic concepts to our understanding of and work with organizations. A non-analyst here describes how some of these concepts have become part of the equipment of a social scientist — notably splitting, transference and counter-transference, the use of the self and transitional dynamics. Conversely, there is a need for psychoanalysts who work with organizations to take on board some elements of organizational social science: the role of evidence, the distinction between the individual and the collective, and the relevance of context.
© 2001 John Benjamins Publishing Company